The study of the immune system in organisms, primarily responsible for fighting infection.
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Is it possible to give a person an allergic reaction in a very specific place?
Can I give a person an allergic reaction at a very specific spot in a tissue?
And if so, how accurate can i get?
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Why don't we form immunity to some infections?
I read another question, and its answers, about how vaccines work, but I don't see there, and and don't understand, why some infections can, seemingly, not be immunized against at all. For example, ...
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What factors must be taken into account for the maintenance of the immunogenicity of ovalbumin antigen?
What factors must be taken into account for the maintenance of the immunogenicity of ovalbumin antigen?
If the ovalbumin is aggregated, could we inject it for induction of immune reponse?
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Can the RNA in the HIV virus make viral enzymes without entering the nucleus?
If the provirus was not formed yet, can the virus make viral enzymes?
(I know that it already has some, but supposing it doesn't)
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More proteins from diet when common cold and flu?
My coach says that I need to eat 1.2 - 1.5 grams of proteins per kilogram when I have a common cold and flu.
I normally eat one gram of proteins per kilogram, while double it when doing my exercise ...
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What causes peanut allergies?
Surveys show that 0.6 percent of the US population has an allergic reaction to peanuts. This prevalent allergy has even prompted some to ban peanuts from schools altogether.
I am completely ...
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Are there any viruses or bacteria which have evolved to withstand higher temperatures due to fever
My question was raised after receiving this information:
The primary reason the body raises its temperature (via the Hypothalamus in this case) is that bacteria and viruses tend to optimally ...
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Do cockroaches have less health issues than humans?
Cockroaches are known to live in very dirty places like sewers. Does this cause them to evolve to be stronger against parasites and bacteria? Recently I read online that cockroaches can sustain ...
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How does the immune system distinguish own and foreign antibodies?
Therapeutic antibodies, for example Rituximab which recognises CD20 on B lymphoma cells, can cause adverse effects (e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19399690)
One reason behind these adverse ...
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Immunity during pregnancy
I have learnt that our immune system distinguishes self from non-self by using MHC. So a mother during pregnancy should also develop antibodies against the fetus as it is also a genetically different ...
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Why human body cannot defend against HIV? [closed]
Some says that HIV destroy IRF3, and some says HIV overruns T-cells.
